The Beast!

Chairil Anwar portrait. Photo: fataranaku.blogspot.com

Chairil Anwar adalah legenda sastra di negeri Indonesia.

Oke, karena saya ingin mengenlakan sang pujangga pada dunia, saya akan menulis dalam bahasa universal :D

Chairil Anwar is Indonesia foremost poet. He was born in Medan, July, 26, 1922. It is the same year when Jack Kourac was born. Yeah, maybe those who have free spirit were born in 20s :D

His parents got divorced and he moved to Jakarta after finishing high school.

The young Chairil Anwar get inspired by the work of W.H. Auden, Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Nitsche, and many more.

It's not only literature that got this young poet, he also known for his particular interest to women. In some of his work, there are several girls mentioned such as Ida, Sri Ayati, Gadis Rasyid, Mirat, dan Roosmeini, but finally he married Hapsah. However, their marriage could not last long. It was only 7 months. Not so long after that, he died.

During his life, he created many of beautiful poems such as AKU and KRAWANG-BEKASI.

Chairil Anwar, died too young but it's fine so he would not feel sorrow more longer. Rest in peace Binatang Jalang. May your soul meet the 27 club :D